Just two steps to victory. Day 2 of the 25th Tokimeki Cup 2023 in Fukuoka concluded on Sunday at the Munakata Civic Gymnasium in Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The Tokimeki Cup is a dream stage for basketball aspirants in the Kyushu region of Japan. A total of 24 teams, including 23 teams from the …
Second-year pro Madasom laughs at another long game, wins first career title
Madasom, 24, won her first Korean Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour title in a playoff. She finished runner-up at the DB Group Korea Women’s Open in June after losing in a playoff, but she didn’t miss her chance to bounce back three months later. Madasom also finished second at the Hi One Resort Women’s Open …
Koo makes four field goals to spark comeback win
Korean kicker Younghoe Koo of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) helped his team to an upset victory. Koo kicked against the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 18 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He missed one of two extra point attempts, but made all four of his field goals to …
Cho Gue-sung scores another one on return to Midtjylland
Cho Gue-sung scored of the week on Friday, heading in the opening goal for FC Midtjylland just three days after he secured Korea their first win of the year on Tuesday. Cho scored in the 52nd minute of a Danish SuperLiga game against Viborg at Viborg Stadium in Viborg, Denmark, sprinting into the box to …
Ohtani packs up, out for the season… no goodbye, unanimous MVP-FA front clouded?
Shohei Ohtani (29, Los Angeles Angels) had his season ended prematurely by injury. An elbow injury ended his season as a pitcher, and an oblique injury ended his season as a hitter. His last game with the Angels may have already been played. The Angels officially announced on Sunday that they placed Ohtani on the …
Giving up shortstop to become a fireballer, ERA 1.88 ‘monster’… Dreaming of the next Oh Ji-hwan to the next Ko Woo-seok
LG’s Seung-hyun Baek, who gave up a promising shortstop career to become a pitcher, has solidified himself as a bullpen stalwart in his third year of pitching. This year, he recorded his first save and his first win, and has a one-run ERA. On the 16th, SSG and LG played at Jamsil Stadium. LG took …
Aban Nava’s prominent presence, Eun “hopes to solve scoring drought”
The Seoul Samsungs are going through a long dark period. They last missed the playoffs in the 2016-2017 season. More recently, they have tasted the pain of finishing last for two consecutive seasons. In the 2023-2024 season, they’re sweating it out to get out of the bottom half. Samsung hasn’t made many changes to its …
Chinese setter Ding Xia, born in 1990, plays in Poland for the first time overseas
Chinese national setter Ding Xia, born in 1990, is taking on a new challenge. “Ding Xia is the newest member of our team,” Poland’s Chemic Polis announced on March 13. “The 33-year-old Chinese setter, born in Hebei, is a successful player. The 33-year-old Chinese setter, born in Hebei, is a successful player who has won …
‘Billion’ in prize money on the line… 2 Korean fighters set for Road FC Global Tournament finals
The tournament, which has seen fighters representing countries such as South Korea, Japan, Russia, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Cameroon and more battle it out for a prize pool of 100 million won, is coming to an end. ROAD FC will host Gwine ROAD FC 066, which will feature the final round of the ROAD FC Global Tournament, …
Anam Tigers ‘Winner of Integration for Two Consecutive Years’ Is KU’s Best Days Yet?
2023 is KU’s year. KU defeated Yonsei 60-57 in the 2023 KUSF College Basketball U-League Championship Game on Thursday at KU’s Hwajung Gymnasium. It was KU’s fourth overall championship and second consecutive overall title, following the 2014, 2015, and 2022 titles. In this season’s regular season, KU repeated last season’s title with a 13-1 record. …